Lace Making 1929

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Elderly woman sitting at bench drawing design, then sewing cloth onto wooden frame. Shots of lace making tools and woman doing intricate work. Nicely shot.

This may be bought in footage that was eventually used in an item in Eve's Film Review...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
35220
Sort Number:
EP 003
Time in/Out:
01:45:12:00 / 01:47:25:00
Canister:
EP 003
Film ID:
750.23
Issue Date:
19/09/1929

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  • This is not lacemeking, it is embroidery using chain stitch.

    alison sauer 8th Feb 2013

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